Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Twenty Best (Not School) Books I've Ever Read

Forget the classics like To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice & Men, Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby. These are the twenty best I've read outside of school.

20. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
19. Ironweed by William Kennedy
18. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by David Eggers
17. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
16. A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
15. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
14. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
13. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
12. Wonderful Tonight by Patti Boyd
11. A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle
10. The Lovely Bones by Alice Seabold
9. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
8. Every Move You Make by M. William Phelps
7. A Widow For One Year by John Irving
6. Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
4. Lord of the Barnyard by Tristan Egolf
3. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
2. Legs by William Kennedy
1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King